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No. 532,356. Patented Jan. 8, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,356 dated January8, 1895. Application filed September 15, 1894 Serial No. 523,159, (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT T. BEMIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double-Deck Brick-Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved doubledeck brick-car, designed foruse in transporting green brick from the machine, through thedrying-kiln, and to the burning-kiln.

The object of my invention is the production of a car of the class abovementioned in which each set of standards, the upper crossbar connectingthem, and the lower cross-bar connecting the longitudinal beams are allformed integral, whereby the framework is rendered firm and durable, andthe various parts are held securely in place by a minimum number ofbolts.

In brick-cars as ordinarily constructed the standards and the upper andlower cross-bars are formed in separate pieces, held together by bolts,and the standards are diagonally braced in order to stiffen them'againstlateral strain. Such construction necessitates the use of a great manybolts, which is a serious objection, as they are continually gettingloose, and it is only a question of a very short time when the carassumes a rickety condition, also the diagonal braces are in the way ofthe operatives engaged in loading the car.

tional detail view, showing the lugs on the beams for givingintermediate support to the lower deck.

Referring to the drawings, A are the longi- My invention will first bedescribed in con-' Fig. 3 is a sectudinal beams, provided with boxes at,in which are journaled the axles B.

D are the standards, each set or pair of which are united near the topby an upper cross-bar E, the upper ends of the standards projectingslightly above it, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Each lower cross-bar,each pair of standards, and their upper cross-bars are all castin onepiece, forming a supporting-frame; and each standard, where it connectswith the lower cross-bar is formed on its outer side with a broadshoulder d, adapted to rest on top of the beam, and thus afford a firmsupport against lateral strain, thereby enabling me to entirely dispensewith the diagonal braces usually employed for this purpose. In the lowerend of each standard are formed two bolt-holes l to receive bolts 2,which pass through them and through bolt-holes in the beams. It willthus beseen that when three sets of standards are used I employ buttwelve bolts in the entire structure.

F represents the lower deck, which consists simply of longitudinalwooden slats connected by cross-pieces on the under side. This deck,when in place, rests on the lower cross-bars, and is supportedintermediate said bars by inwardly-projecting lugs 3 cast on the beams.

G is the upper deck, which consists of trans verse wooden slatsconnected on their under sides by longitudinal strips. This deck restson the upper cross-bars, with the outer strips bearing against theprojecting upper ends of the standards.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a double-deck brick-car, the combination, with the longitudinalbeams, of a plurality of supportingframes, each formed integral andcomprising a lower cross-bar, a pair of standards having shouldersadapted to bear on the beams, and an upper cross-bar, and means forsecuring said frames to the beams.

95 2. In a double-deck brick-car, the combination, with the longitudinalbeams provided at intervals with inwardly-projecting lugs, of aplurality of supporting-frames, each formed integral and comprising alowercross-bar, a

pair of standards having' shoulders adapted In testimony whereof I affixmy signature to bear on the beams, and an upper cross-bar, in presenceof two witnesses. means for securing the said frames to the beams, alower deck supported by the lower ALBERT BEMIS' 5 cross-bars and theinwardly-projecting lugs, Witnesses:

and an upper deck adapted to rest on'the up NATHAN I-I. RICHARDSON, percross-bars, substantially as described. ROBT. ELLIOTT.

